Insight Of Jaaved Jaaferi's Journey In Takeshi's Castle

Bollywood actor Jaaaved Jaaferi is mots known for his amazing hosting skills in kid's show Takeshi's Castle.

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00:00 The entire generation of 90s and 2000s kids has the best childhood memories.

00:05 Their childhood flourished with amazing cartoons and kids shows like Tom and Jerry,

00:10 Courage the Cardly Dog, Popeya, Scooby-Doo, Pokemon and many more.

00:16 But yes, the one game show none of us can forget is Takeshi's Castle.

00:21 When Takeshi's Castle, a Japanese game show started in India, it became famous not just

00:27 because of the funny games but also because of the voice that made it more humorous.

00:33 Yes, I am talking about the famous voice behind Takeshi's Castle and the host of the show,

00:39 Javed Jafri.

00:40 Bollywood actor Javed Jafri is famous for his comedy roles, female characters and villains

00:46 he played.

00:46 But a large number of populations know him for Takeshi's Castle.

00:53 The actor turned 60 today, on December 4.

00:56 Let's throw back to his journey in Takeshi's Castle on this special occasion.

01:01 The Pogo channel first approached him to host this show.

01:04 He found it funny and enjoyable.

01:06 Though Pogo didn't offer him much, he was ready to do this as it was a kids' show.

01:12 He put one condition, he would keep a writer along with him for recording.

01:17 Baba Khan, the writer.

01:18 He was very friendly with the Hindustani language.

01:21 He had good knowledge of phrases and idioms.

01:24 Both of them, Javed and Baba Khan, used to sit together.

01:27 They used to watch the show first and Javed would then give him pointers.

01:32 They would write a basic format first and then used to put punctuation.

01:36 Takeshi's Castle was fine-tuned between Javed Jafri and Baba Khan.

01:41 The success of the show was that not only children but adults started following it.

01:46 Javed Jafri shared his thoughts about the show.

01:49 He said, "Players were participating for fun.

01:51 But the prize at the end was that no one knew about it.

01:55 Not even me.

01:56 Many times I did not understand what was going on.

02:00 And sometimes I have said on the show that ye ho kya rahe hai bhai mujhe kuch samajh

02:04 mein nahi aaraha.

02:05 Most of the show was impromptu."

02:07 Indeed, it was a cult show and this legend made us love Takeshi's Castle.

02:13 [music]